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IDAHO GREAT
IR RIGATOR
(Contimued from page one.)
structed "eservoirs for the supply of
irrigation canals, when the natural
flow of the streams decreases in sum
mer, is already in practice here. The
next move will doubtless be towards
a successful tapping of the subter
ranean currents, bringing their wat
ers to the suface of the ground for
irrigation purposes. And even this
proposition is now being projected by
a certain company operating n he
state.
The simplest answer to the quest
ion "Why is irrigatom practiced in
Idaho?" Because there s mot suf
ficient rainfall to properly develop
Bind mature the products of the soil.
This artificial application of water to
the soil is, therefore, demanded only
■in districts where the natural pre
cipitation is considered nsuffoent.
What then is the relative value of
precQipltaton and irrigation as a
means toward plant production?
It is a demonstratable fact that
plants thrive best under a maximum
supply of sunlight, which, with soil
and water, form the three elements
absolutely necessary to plant life. But
plants do not thrive best under
either a maximum or minmum supply
of water. Water must be applied to
the soil about the growing plants
with skill and at such times hnd in
such quantities as experience and
scenitfic training dictate. Water
dissolves the chemicals and life-giv
ing ingredients of the soil and acts
as the vehicle upon which they are
conveyed into the assimilating organs
of the plant. It ds reasonable there
fore, to say that the application of
water to the soil should be studied
with practically as much diligence as
the matter of seed selection or sea
son and place of planting.
After a few moments of thoughtful
co'sideration on this question, the con
elusion iis apparent that precipitiaton
will forever cease to be a better
means of soil moistening until it can
be regulated as to time and quant
ity as one regulates a head-gate in
an irrgation canal, which, of course,
will never be.
The irrigation farmer applies water
to the growing crops in such quant
ty as will stimulate perfect growth,
and when his grain has reached the
proper height he witholds further
water until the instinct of the plant
diverts its energies to the creation
of a seed-head; when this change
takes place, he applies more water,
with the result that the plant is
stimulated iin the ddrecton of seed
production.
With the rain belt farmer It is
entirely different; he is compelled to
take the rain whenever it comes
whether he needs it or not, or suf
fer by Its absence when it refuses to
fall.. It ds easy to see what would
happen to his crop, if, about the time
bis brother, the irrigator, closed
down »his headgates to allow his
grain to "head," he should receive
a downpour of rain for a week,
whch, indeed, Is not an uncom
mon occurance; he would reap a har
vest of straw, while the Irrgator
would' reap a harvset of grain.
The irrigator knows no excess; es
lie knows no failures.
Idaho's irrigation record is indeed
phenominal. From a very insgnifl
cent beginning; practcal irrigation
has grown to dimensions too enor
mous for the mind to grasp in a pass
ing word.
The six northern' counties of the
state, whch are classed as humid,
have, until rght recent years depend
ed upon the natural precipitation for
crop production; but now rrigation,
to a greater or less extent, ùs prac
ticed in all of them, except Bonner
and Shoshone. The average yearly
nrecipitaton in rain is about 28 inch
es. The total acreage in these north
ern counties now being served by r
rigation would not exceed 45,000,
which is the work of private or quasi
public enterprise.
'All the remaining counties of the
state, or the entire southern portioni
iF classed as arid, and here is where
the great »irrigation enterprises are
found. The mean preciiiptation in rain
during the year would not average ov
er 16 inches. The privately rrigated
lands here would total fully 1,955,000
acres. The total lands, therefore, ir
rigated in this state by what may be
termed private concerns Is conserva
tively estimated at 2,000,000 »acres.
Add thereto 2,630,833 acres of Carey
Act lands and 373,000 acres of United
States Reclamation lands and we hav
a grand total of 5,003,833 acres of lan
stuated under irrigation canals in
Idaho.
Under special acts of Congress Ida
ho has been granted 3,000,000 acres o
arid lands for irrigation purposes,
which are commonly called ''Carey
Aci Lands." For the redemption of
these lands 42 irrgation companies
— lave filed proposals with the State
Ihiard of Lind Commissioners, all of
which have been accepted and con
tra ts have been entered into with
most of the companies.
These 42 different projects embrace
2,630,833.43 acres, of which 713,894
acres have been sold; of the unsold
acreage 270,184 acres are now open t(
public entry. The estimated cost of
construction of these carnal systems
aggregates the enormous total of $75,
667,540, of which $17,562,018.58 have
been expended to date. The total
length of the main cair.als is 1,363
miles; length of the laterals 3,128
miles, making a total of 4,491 miles o
canals under Carey Act projects. The
aggregate length of all other irrga
tion canals In the state is 6,000;
which added to the mileage of the
Carey Act canals, gives a grand total
of 10,491 miles of canals n the state
of Idaho. If placed end to end these
canals would form a water-way more
thaai two-fifths of the way around the
earth; or practically each from Id
aho to the summer palace of the
Czar of Russia.
The Reclamation Service s the arm
of the wonderful machinery of the
United States Government through
which two gigantic irrigation schemes
are being carried through to success
ful completion in Idaho. These pro
jects are known as the Minidoka and
the Boise-Payette; the former is st
uated on the Snake river, adjoining
the Twin Palls tract on the east, and
consists of 130,000 acres; the latter Is
located to the Boise valley, extend
ng south and west from Boise city,
and comprising 243,000 acres. Thib
serregation was cut down a little dur
ing the past year, thus the acreage
here given is somewhat less than for
merly reported.
Out of the $20,000,000 fund and the
increment to regular reclamation for
the years 1911 to 1914 inclusive, re
cently provided by Congress and np
portoned by Prest. Taft to the var
ious states where reclamation work
is being carried on», Idaho received
the handsome sumof $7,113,435 for
the completion of her two projects.
Of this amount $528,000 will go to
the Minidoka project, which will com
plete that splendid enterprise. The
remainder, $6,585,435 will be appro
priated to the Boise-Puyette project,
thus guaranteeing the completion of
this gigantic scheme, which co tem
plates the construction of a hugh con
crete and masonry dam 350 feet high
up Boise river, and several other
great storage reservoirs, besides the
building of hundreds of miles of can
als.
The wonderful benefit to come
to Boise and the immediate country
surrounding through the expenditure
here of this $7,000,000 fund is almost
inestimable.
The most stupendous propostion
thus far undertaken la Idaho, »if not in
the world', is that of the Twin Falls
Land and Water Company, who pro
pose to irrigate about 580,000 acres
of land in Owyhee county at an ex
penditure of $17,000,000. To accom
plsh this end, It will requ'ilre the con
struction of a main can»al over 140
miles in length, besides hundreds of
miles of laterals, and the bulding of
a dam across Snake river Just above
the Amercan Falls. This »dam will
be 90 feet high and 8,000 feet dong,
forming a reservoir with a capacity
sufficient to store 3,036,000 acre feet
of water, covering 70,000 acres of
land, constituting the largest artifical
reservoir in the world. The entire
townsite of Amercani Falls will be
submerged, besides thousands of acr
es of adjoning Indian lands. The in
take of the great canal, which will be
200 feet wide on the bottom, will be
at the Milner dam. The hugh Ameri
can Falls reservoir is to store the
water during the flood season and
supply the demands of the cacal flow
duritog the Irrigating season.
The lands composing this project
have been withdrawn from the public
domato under the provisions of the
Carey act, and the company is engag
ed in running its surveys andi doing
preliminary work. The Muhl-Milner
KOmberly interests are hack of this
scheme. They it was who successful
ly completed the original Twin Falls
project of 244,00 acres.
The sublime clmate which Idaho
affords, filled with 260 days of sun
shine to the year; the great open, vig
orous, strong and free country, pro
tected by its snow-capped mounta l s
from cyclones and fearful storms; the
productivity and ndostrucbtiitly of the
soils; the excellence of her fruits,
vegetables andg rains; the strides
she is making ini the scence of dry
farming; her wonderful accomplish
ments In irrigation; the value of her
white pne forests; her Inexhaustible
store of precious metals; her millions
of sheep and cattle, and the sterlng
worth of her citizenry are the things
that appeal louder than a thousand
tongues to the world without, and lit
is these innate virutes of our lovely
Idaho that have made her name
known for good far and wide and will
finally place her among the foremost
states of our honored r.at:on.
Shouldn't Blame Him
"It was a poet that accjpted the
first presidency of Portugal."
"Well, he had to make a living,
| didn t he?"
HIDES! HIDES!
Highest market prices paid for
green hides, dry hides, muskrats, and
all kinds of furs bought. Coyote
hides cased, $2.00 to $3.00.
BRANCH OF THE
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M. VOLPERT, Mgr.
Telephone 156 red; P. O. box 22.
DR. FRANK A. SLOAN
Osteopathic Physician
Office: Boyle Building (with W. A.
Beakley.) Phone 163.
Residence 356 E Idaho St. Phone 125
Blackfoot - Idaho
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BINGHAM COLLECTION AGENCY
Handle All Honest Claims
Office over Palace Drug Store.
Phone 120, Blackfoot, Idaho.
Efficient Firm
F. W. KIEFER
Locating and Consulting
Englnssr
State License, No. 209.
BLACKFOOT IDAHO
DR. W. E. PATRIE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office over the State Bank
MAIN STREET, BLACKFOOT
Office 'Phone, 106. Residence, 75
Res: East Main and Bridge, facing track
DR. H. A. HALSEY,
Physician and Surgeon
Telephone 230
Millick Block, 'Blackfoot, Idaho.
F. W. Mitchell
DRS. MITCHELL &
Behley Bloc
Phone 18
BLACKFOOT
C. E. Bryant
BRYANT
IDAHO
DR. J. B. COOPER,
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No. 312, Near Red Barn
BLACKFOOT, IDAHO.
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BLACKFOOT - - - IDAHO
LORENZO R. THOMAS
Land Attorney
Practice before the U. S. Land Of
fice and Departmnet of Interior.
Register U. S. Land Office from
1897 to 1907. All land office busi
ness given careful attention. Look
for the sign near the Land Office,
Blackfoot, Idaho.
C. S. BEEBE,
Attorney at Law
Blackfoot.
Over Palace Drug Store Phone 120
MRS. S. HUNT TRAINED NURSE
Graduate of St. Luke's Hospital
St. Louis.
Phone 226 Black
E. M. KENNEDY
Auctioneer
General Sales Agent
Blackfoot -
Idaho
Harness, Saddles and repairing
neatly done by
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Bridge St.
Blackfoot, Idaho
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Go To The
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Blackfoot, Idaho.
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WILL TRADE FOR MILCH COW
Twenty-five volumes of Rldpath's
Library of Universal Literature,
bound In half Morocco, beautifully
illustrated, entirely new and a gem
for any home. We secured these
volumes on an advertising contract
and having a similar set, will trade
for a good milch cow or will sell
cheap. Enquire at this office. tf
Estray Notice
January 20, 1911.
I have in my possession the follow
ing described ainimal: One roan cow
about 7 years old, brands are as
follows, JW combined on both right
and left hips, ear mark in both ears
and dewlap; dehorned. If said ani
mal is mot claimed by February 28,
1911, the same will be sold at Gust
Nelson's, by Constable sale.
CONSTABLE BASAL/T PRECINCT
Estray Notice.
January 20, 1911.
I have In my possession the fol
lowing described 1 animal at Wm.
M. Dye's ranch: one yearling heifer,
brand, on left shoulder, an oblong
circle, slit in right ear and umder
slit in left. If said anmial is not
claimed by February 28, 1911, the
same will be sold for cash at
constable sale.
CONSTABLE BA1SALT PRECINCT.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Final Proof.
I, Herman R. Scholz, of Aberdeen,
Idaho, who made entry No. 327, un
der the provisions of ein act of -he
legislature of the state of Idaho, com
monly known as the "Cnrey Act,'' ap
proved March 2nd, 1889, which em
braces E '/■> of S. W. of section 15,
of township 5 south, of range 31 E.,
B. M., do hereby give notice of my
intention to make final proof to es
tablish my claim to the li nd above
described and that I expect to prove
that I have resided on, •eclaimed and
cultivated si id lai: d as required by
law, before Paul A. Fugate at Aber
deen, Idaho, on February 20th, 1911
by two of the following witnesses:
W. M. Estes, of Aberdeen, Idi.ho,
L. C. Blades, of Aberdeen, Idaho, Al
bert Lottis, of Aberdeen, Idaho, Paul
Sholz, of Aberdeen, Idaho.
9-4t. H. B. Scholz,
Entryman.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Serial No. 0739.
Department of the Interior, U. S
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho, Jan
uary 25, 1911.
Notice Is- hereby given that
FRED» E. NEFF, Assignee,
Of Aberdeen, Idaho, who, on March
5, 1907, made desert land entry No.
4373, serial No. 0739, for SW %, sec
tion 11, township 5 south, range 31
east, Boise meridian», has filed notice
of intention to make final proof, to
establish claim to the land above de
scribed, before Register and Receiv
er, U. S. Land Office, at Blackfoot,
Idaho, a:ii the 2nd. day of March, 1911
Claimant »names as witnesses:
Nelson McCauley, Charles R. Pear
sall, Asa F. Morrison, Jesse Gilbert,
all of Aberdeen, Idaho.
HENRY W. KIEFER,
Register.
First Publication, Jam-. 26, 1911.
Department of the
States Land Office.
NOTICE.
Serial No. 09564.
Interior, United
Notice is hereby given that the State
of Idaho on the 31st day of December.
1910, filed in tills office a list of lands
No. 09564, selected by Its State Hoard
of Land Commlslsoners for Indemnity
purposes under Section No. 4, Act of
July 3rd, 1890, as follows:
All Section 13, Township 3 South,
Range 41 East.
Copies thereof by descriptive sub
divisions have been posted In this of
fice for Inspection by any person Inter
ested and the public generally.
Within the next sixty days from the
date of the first publication hereof, pro
tests or contests, against the claim of
the State to the tracts, or sub-divisions
herein described, on the ground that
the same is more valuable for mineral
than for other purposes, will be receiv
ed and noted for report to the General
Land Office at Washington, D. C.
Failure to protest, or contest the
claim of the State within the time spec
ified. will be considered sifficient evi
dence of its non-mineral character, ami
tiie selection being otherwise free from
objection, will be recommended for ap
proval.
HENRY W. KIEFEIt,
Register.
(First Pnbliration, Jan. 19, 1911.)
(Last Publication, February 10, 1911.)
Department of the
States Land Office.
NOTICE.
Serial No. 09575.
Interior, United
Notice is hereby given that the State
of Idaho on the 3lHt day of December.
1910, filed in this office a list of lands
No. 09575, selected by its State Hoard
of Land Commissioners for Indemnity
purposes ui der Section No. 4, Act of
July 3rd, is. U, as follows:
All Section 25, Township 3 South,
Range 42 Bust.
Copies thereof by descriptive sub
divisions have been posted in this of
fice for inspection by any person inter
ested and the public generally.
Within the next sixty days from the
date of the first publication hereof, pro
tests or contests, against the claim of
the State to the tracts, or sub-divisions
herein described, on the ground that
the same is more valuable for mineral
than for other purposes, will be receiv
ed and noted for report to the General
Land Office at Washington, D. C.
Failure to protest, or contest the
claim of the State within the time spec
ified, will be considered sifficient evi
dence of its non-mineral character, and
the selection being otherwise free from
objection, will be recommended for ap
proval. HENRY W. KIEFER.
Register.
(First Publication, Jan. 19. 1911.)
(Last Publication, February 16, 1911.)
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